Stromal FAP+ cancer associated fibroblasts orchestrate a pro-tumorigenic niche with malignant proliferative stemness and cancer progression

Jiajin Wu; Bingxin Liu; Silu Chen; Junyi Xin; Meilin Wang

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Clinical and Translational Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5) :e70688 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.70688

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Jiajin Wu, Bingxin Liu, Silu Chen, Junyi Xin, Meilin Wang. Stromal FAP⁺ cancer associated fibroblasts orchestrate a pro-tumorigenic niche with malignant proliferative stemness and cancer progression. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2026, 16 (5) : e70688 DOI:10.1002/ctm2.70688

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